Improvement in machines for gathering clover-seed



'Unrran Taras? PATEN'r, OFFICE.

DANlE K. lVERTMAN AND VILLIAM H. REINBOLD, OF OENTRALA, PA.

IMPROVEMENT IN MACHINES FOR GATHERING CLOVER-SEED.

specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 58,517, dated October2,1866.

To all whomjt mag] concer'n:

Be it known that we, DANIEL K. VERT- MAN and WILLIAM H. REINBOLD, bothof (Jentralia, in the county of Columbia, in the State `of Pennsylvania,have jointly inv'ented a new and useful Improvement in Clover- StrippingMachines; and we do hereby declare that the followingis afull, clear,and exact description of the construction and operation of the same,reference being had to` the annexed drawings, making a part of thisspecifioation, in which- Figurel isa perspective view of the machine;Fig. 2, a plan view of the same, showing how the lexer is attached tothe uppers; Fig. 3, a side elevation of the same; Fig. 4, an elevationview of the upper in its connection with the axle into which the teethare set 5 Fig. 5, a section view of the teeth as connected with theaxle; Fig. 6, a transverse section of one of the teeth on w a.

The nature of our invention consists in providin'g the stripping-machinewith a lever, so attached to the uppers, holding the reel or fan, thatit (the lever) will allow the teeth to be raised or lowered toaccommodate themselves to the length of the clover to be strippedwithout being obliged to lower or raise the box or body itself of themachine.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use our invention, wewill proceed to describe its construction and operation.

Similar letters will refer to similar parts throughout the wholedescription.

To constrnct our machine as the alreadyknown clover-stripping machine,and mainly composed of a main box or body, X X, open in front, and seton a swiVel-wheel, S, in lieu of hind Wheels, and on a set of forewheels, SI R.

On axle m wc attach a sufficient number of teeth, a, of a pecnliarsha-pe, as shown in Figs. 4 and G. Said teeth are set apart as close aspossible to each other, so as to allow but the width of a clover7s stemto be canght between, and each tooth is made independent from the other,made as shown in Fig. 5. They set on the square of the axle M, thereheld fast by a fitting plate of iron, K,wh icl1 is bolted tight on axleM by bolts O O, so that if during work a tooth breaks, by loosin g theneighborin gbolts it is easy to pull out the broken tooth, `set anewone-instead, screw the bolts tight, and set to work again.

Now the axle m is fixed and connected with the box, s') that it remains(the axle) independent of the box, the sides of which are simply placedor set on top of the axle, where it remains steady, by means of notchescut in appropriate places in the sides of the box to that effect.

Now in the space between Wheels S' R and sides of box are fastened ontothe axlc nppers' a, shaped like a cross, the arms of which are placedlength wise in the sense of the box. The front branch or arm receivesand holds the axle of reel R'. The lower arm is fastened oii axle, asaforementioned, and the upper arm receives rod Z, which connects bothuppers together.

N ow the remaining or back arm receives on both sides of box two levers,P, connectedtogcther on back of box by rod or handle Pl, said levers Pand P' to be made either of wood or of iron, or of any suitable meta-lor' material.

Two pulleys, one driving, o, attached to wheel S' R on the right-handside, and one driven, of, attached on axle or reel. Abelt, B, connectsboth pulleys, and when the machin goes ahead the belt` drives reel.

N ow it is obvious that by raising or lowerin g handle P' of lever P, wewill act on axle m, and consequently on teeth set upon said axle,

and lower or raise said teeth, so as to accom- -modate their positionsto the length of clover to be stripped.

It is also visible that any movement of lever .P does not affect in theleast the respective positions of reel R' 5 that it remains constantly,as regards the set of teeth, in the same position, that the movements ofthe lever do not either act on box X, which remains constantly inproperhorizontal position, whereas in other stripping-machines now inuse, and on which we assert our invention to be a decided improvement,there is a lever placed crosswise on the rear of the box, which itelevates or lowers to accommodate the teeth then set on the front of thebox to the length of the clover, said movement of box compelling to fixit on a heavy and costly frame on which the abovementioned movement may'be obtained as ful Havin g thus described our invention, what We olaimas our invention, and desire to. secure as such by Letters Patent of theUnited States, 18-

1. The peeuliar setting of teeth mo a 011 axle m, in the'manner and forthe purpose above set forth.

2. The combination of lever P With uppers n, reel R', and axle m, wheneonstrueted and operated in the manner and for the pnrpose above setforth and deseribed.

3. The independent connection of teeth and uppers and. lever from bodyor box of machine, allowing the teeth to -be worked irrespeetive of thebox, as aforesaid set forth and deseribed, and for the pnrposementioned.

DANIEL K. WERTMAN. VILLIANH. REINBOLD. Wit'nesses:

HARMON FAURINGER, WILLIAM H. BEAM. i

